AMANDA PAYNE - Actress, Playwright.
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@amandaepayne
PERFORMANCE DATES
31/08
30/08
20/08
29/07
25/07
14/07
04/07
27/06
31/05
29/05
09/04
08/04
06/04
11/01
Alle Markten Thuis
Alle Markten Thuis
Alle Markten Thuis
Alle Markten Thuis
Rites of Play
Alle Markten Thuis
Alle Markten Thuis
Alle Markten Thuis
Two Across
Two Across
De Keizerin
De Keizerin
De Keizerin
Two Across
Orangerie Elswout
Blauwkapel
Brilmansdennen
Grachtenfestival
Akoesticum
Synergy Art Festival
Roode Bioscoop Zomerlicht Festival
Zomerlicht Festival
Blauwkapel
Brilmansdennen
Grachtenfestival
Akoesticum
Synergy Art Festival
Roode Bioscoop Zomerlicht Festival
Zomerlicht Festival
Dijktheater
O. Festival
De Nieuwe Vorst
WORM
De Brakke Grond
Festival Wanderlust
O. Festival
De Nieuwe Vorst
WORM
De Brakke Grond
Festival Wanderlust
15/12
12/12
08/12
04/12
01/12
28/11
27/11
26/11
24/11
24/11
21/11
21/11
20/11
03/11
31/10
25/09
11/06
10/06
09/06
08/06
25/05
07/04
05/04
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Fanfare II
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Zwerm
Als het donker wordt
Seeking Solace
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Als het donker wordt
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Two Across
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ
Wilminktheater
De Harmonie
Theater aan ’t Vrijthof SPOT
De Vereeniging
SIGN
Musis
Orpheus
Concertgebouw
De Doelen
Plarform Post
Muziekgebouw
PHIL
Willem Twee
TivoliVredenburg
Sandberg Institute
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
O. Festival
Rewire Festival
Rewire Festival
Wilminktheater
De Harmonie
Theater aan ’t Vrijthof SPOT
De Vereeniging
SIGN
Musis
Orpheus
Concertgebouw
De Doelen
Plarform Post
Muziekgebouw
PHIL
Willem Twee
TivoliVredenburg
Sandberg Institute
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
Door Open Space
O. Festival
Rewire Festival
Rewire Festival
(Muziektheater)
Codarts Univercity of the Arts, Rotterdam
2022 - 2024 MA Fine Arts and Design (Re:master Opera)
Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam
Theaterkrant Review by Marijn Lems
2025
‘Dromen kunnen ook vrienden zijn’,
Theaterkrant Review by Elise van Dam
2021
‘Musicalmakers van morgen’,
Theatermaker Magazine interview by Sanne Thierens en Erica van der Valk
2020
Last Updated 24.10.31
About
Amanda Payne (she/her)
b. 1995 in Swindon, England
info@amandapayne.nl
Amanda Payne is a playwright, actor, and singer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Growing up bilingual, she seeks to challenge the conventions of language and text in theatre. Through repetition, rhythm and compositional techniques, Amanda elevates everyday language into intricately structured plays with a musical and absurd quality.
She has toured the Netherlands and Belgium performing in various musical theatre productions for companies such as Stage Entertainment and Theateralliantie and has developed her own works with several music theatre collectives.
She completed her undergraduate studies at Codarts University of the Arts in 2018 and graduated with a Master in Fine Arts and Design from the Re:master Opera program at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam in 2024.
b. 1995 in Swindon, England
info@amandapayne.nl
Amanda Payne is a playwright, actor, and singer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Growing up bilingual, she seeks to challenge the conventions of language and text in theatre. Through repetition, rhythm and compositional techniques, Amanda elevates everyday language into intricately structured plays with a musical and absurd quality.
She has toured the Netherlands and Belgium performing in various musical theatre productions for companies such as Stage Entertainment and Theateralliantie and has developed her own works with several music theatre collectives.
She completed her undergraduate studies at Codarts University of the Arts in 2018 and graduated with a Master in Fine Arts and Design from the Re:master Opera program at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam in 2024.
Artist Statement
Through her work, Amanda explores musicality within speech by combining her background in singing with text-based theatre. She is interested in how the uniqueness of voice is revealed through playful manipulation of words, impersonation and the exploration of the performativity of the mouth. This results in pieces that reshape linguistic matter and vocal textures. Her practice is expressed through various mediums including poetry, opera, performance, song and playwriting.